Summary
Personal Information
Transportation
John Low was transported on the Heroine, departing 6th May 1833 and arriving 19th Sep 1833 with 260 passengers.
Heroine (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 90, Class and Piece Number HO11/9, Page Number 108 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
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Convict Notes
1841, 11 December: John Low received a Ticket of Leave, allowing him to remain in the District of Sydney. During this time he was "to remain in the service of Mr Bond, Pitt Street" (see New South Wales, Australia, Tickets of Leave, 1810-1869). 1847, 31 December: John Low received a Conditional Pardon No.48/327 (barring him from being in the UK or Ireland). He was listed as 36 [probably his age when he was recommended for the Pardon rather than when he received it], a seaman and a native of Fifeshire (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870).
1833: On arrival in NSW, John Low, 22, was single, a Protestant and could read and write. His native place was Fifeshire and he was a mariner. He was 5'8½" tall, with a dark ruddy complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes. He was transported for life for assault and robbery and had no previous convictions (see New South Wales, Australia, Convict Indents, 1788-1842). 1833-34: He was assigned to Mr Henry Bond, Pitt Street, Sydney (see New South Wales, Australia, Settler and Convict Lists, 1787-1834; New South Wales Convicts arrived 1833-1834). Note: Mr Bond was a tanner and dealer, according to a notice in the NSW Government Gazette, 23 April 1834, listing claims to grants of land in NSW to be heard by the Commissioners. Among them was "No. 225. By Henry Bond, Pitt Street South, Sydney, tanner and dealer, to six and a half Perches of Land, claiming under a possession exceeding twenty years, described as follows: situate on the east side of Clarence Street, in the township of Sydney, county of Cumberland, and the parish of St. Andrew, bounded on the west by that street 30 and a half feet, on the south by the premises of Jas. Shepherd 60 feet, on the east by a line north parrallel [sic] with Clarence Street 30 and a half feet, and on the north by a line west to that street 60 feet." Henry Bond had earlier advertised for let a two-storey, seven room brick house with a yard "and other conveniences" at 57 Clarence Street, near Market Street (Sydney Herald, 3 April 1834, p1).
1833, 1 April: John Low, 22, sentenced to transportation for life for robbery, was received aboard the Justitia prison hulk at Woolwich. He was sent from there for transportation on 22 April (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849). Note: James Lumsden and John Low, both listed as 22, were received aboard the Justitia on the same day as John Low. They were transported to VDL per the Isabella (1833).
1832: Precognition against James Watt, James Lumsden and John Low for the crime of robbery Accused: James Watt, Age: 21, mariner, Address: Vennel, Aberdeen. Accused: James Lumsden, Age: 23, mariner, Address: Long Acre, Aberdeen. Accused: John Low, Age: 22, mariner, Address: Gallowgate Head, Aberdeen (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/32/435). —0— 1833, 11 February: Trial papers relating to John Low, James Watt and James Lumsden for the crime of robbery. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh. Accused: John Low, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - Life. Note: Case continued (see JC8/29, ff.124v & 125v). Accused: James Watt, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - Life. Note: Case continued on JC8/29, ff.124v & 125v. Accused: James Lumsden, Verdict: Guilty, Sentence: Transportation - Life. Note: Case continued (see JC8/29, ff.124v & 125v). —00—